August 10, 2023
Updated August 30, 2024
Editorial Committees of SOLA

Call for Papers:“Advances in Studies of Torrential-Rain-Producing Quasi-Stationary BandShaped Precipitating Systems, or ‘Senjo-Kousuitai’ ”
in the Special Edition of
Scientific Online Letters on the Atmosphere (SOLA)
During the warm season in Japan, torrential rainfalls frequently occur and sometimes spawn disasters thatsignificantly affect society. In response to recent disasters due to extremely heavy rainfalls (such as the July
2017 Northern Kyushu rainfall, the July 2018 heavy rainfall, and the July 2020 heavy rainfall), theunderstanding and prediction of weather phenomena that generate torrential rainfalls have been recognized
as a prerequisite to the prevention and mitigation of heavy rainfall disasters. In particular, quasi-stationary
band-shaped precipitating systems are one of the major factors that may induce heavy rainfall disasters.
Therefore, it is critically important to understand more deeply the characteristics of the quasi-stationary bandshaped precipitating systems and to improve the accuracy of predicting such precipitating systems. In theBaiu season 2022, an intensive observation campaign of precipitating systems in Japan was conducted
through collaboration among the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) and several universities and research
institutes in Japan. In the summer of 2022, the quasi-stationary band-shaped precipitating systems develop
in various regions in Japan, enhancing people’s awareness of the threat of those precipitating systems. Froman operational viewpoint, JMA has started issuing weather information on localized torrential rain since June
2022 and then rapidly disseminating such information by incorporating improved precipitation nowcasts forup to 30 minutes. In this way, JMA is advancing technological developments to mitigate heavy rainfall
disasters due to the quasi-stationary band-shaped precipitating systems. In addition, a new regional reanalysis
dataset using past weather radars and observations is now under development, enabling the analysis andinvestigation of historical heavy rainfall events from a modern perspective. In this special edition, wewelcome submissions of studies on the characteristics, mechanisms, predictability, and climate change
impacts of torrential-rain-producing, quasi-stationary band-shaped precipitating systems in Japan and itssurrounding oceanic areas, such as studies on events observed during the intensive observation campaign ofprecipitating systems during the Baiu season in Japan; studies on recent cases of the quasi-stationary bandshaped precipitating systems that caused torrential rainfalls; studies on historical extreme events with the useof new reanalysis data; and analysis of the impacts of future climate changes.

On the designation of Quasi-Stationary Band-Shaped Precipitating Systems, or ‘Senjo-Kousuitai’ inthe paper:
The name ‘senjo-kousuitai’ is well recognized in Japan, but the English name has not yet been determined.
Based on the characteristics of the phenomena, it was decided to use the term ‘quasi-stationary band-shaped
precipitating systems’ for the title of this special edition. In the literature, ‘quasi-stationary mesoscaleconvective systems’ is often used for similar phenomena. Kato (2020) suggests using the Japanese term
‘senjo-kousuitai’ for such precipitation systems that produce intense rainfall in Japan. In this special edition,authors are encouraged to define the designation of the precipitation system in their paper in their insight.
Kato, T., 2020: Quasi-stationary band-shaped precipitation systems, named "senjo-kousuitai", causing
localized heavy rainfall in Japan. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 98, 485-509. Available at:https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.2020-029

About Submission
Please submit the manuscripts on our online submission system.
SOLA: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/solaChoose ‘Quasi-Stationary Precipitating Systems’ during the submission process. Please also mention thatyour submission is for “Advances in Studies of Torrential-Rain-Producing Quasi-Stationary Band-Shaped
Precipitating Systems, or ‘Senjo-Kousuitai’ ” in the cover letter.
The submitted manuscripts follow the ordinary review procedure. Those papers not in time for submission
or publication in the special edition may be considered for publication in ordinary issues.

Important dates
Deadline for submission:
SOLA: August 31 November 30, 2024
Publication:
SOLA: Special Edition, Volume 20A, 2024, Volume 21A, 2025

Editorial Board for the Special Edition/Collection
Chief Editor:

Masaki Satoh (The University of Tokyo)

Co-Chief Editor: Tetsuya Takemi (Kyoto University)
Teruyuki Kato (Meteorological Research Institute)
Hiromu Seko (Meteorological Research Institute)
Hisaki Eito (Meteorological Research Institute)
Guest Editor:

Junshi Ito (Tohoku University)
Yukiko Imada (The University of Tokyo)
Tetsuya Kawano (Kyushu University)
Taro Shinoda (Nagoya University)
Takumi Honda (Hokkaido University)
Wataru Mashiko (Meteorological Research Institute)Atsuyoshi Manda (Mie University)
Kazuaki Yasunaga (Toyama University)